Stephen Neil Cooper Synchronic Magazine collection

Collection — Box: 1-3

Identifier: CSC-0056

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Scope and Contents

The Stephen Neil Cooper Synchronic Magazine collection contains magazines.

Series I.contains the collection's content, magazines. They are from a range of publishers, and are specific to those magazines that would have been on newsstands in April 1956.

Dates

Creation: April 1956

Creator

Cooper, Stephen Neil (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

Stephen Neil Cooper grew up in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, NY. When he was a young boy he began reading comics, his favorite being science fiction. Cooper's collecting was sparked after he acquired all of the comic books that would have been on stands in April 1956.He wanted to own every title from that month and year in order to show a comprehensive view of not only comics at that time, but of graphic design and printing technologies.This is what inspired him to begin his collection of magazines from the same period, which contains 58 titles.

Stephen Neil Cooper is an alumnus of Rochester Institute of Technology, who graduated in 1966 with a fine arts degree in illustration photography.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

A synchronic collection of magazines that were published in April 1956 and assembled by Steven Neil Cooper. This collection includes issues with cover dates that would have been available in April of 1956, depending on the publication schedules.

Arrangement

The magazines are arranged in alphabetical order according to title.

Physical Location

Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Other Finding Aids

In addition to this finding aid, an inventory is available below. For more information, please contact the Cary Graphic Arts Collection.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Stephen Neil Cooper Synchronic Magazine collection was acquired by the Cary Graphic Arts Collection from Stephen Neil Cooper in February 2011.

Related Materials

The Stephen Neil Cooper Synchronic magazine collection is related to its companion Stephen Neil Cooper Synchronic Comic Book collection, as they both document facets of the American publishing industry in April 1956.